Note:His DOB has been calculated from the inscription on the family grave, that he was three months old a…

His DOB has been calculated from the inscription on the family grave, that he was three months old at the time of his death in November 1866. The transription of the lid is as follows:

[LID]
In
Memory of
HANNAH
the beloved wife of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died May 3, 1852
Aged 32 years
Also
ESTHER
beloved Mother of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died Sep 27 1861
Aged 77 years
Also
JOHN
Beloved Father of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died Aug 7 1875
aged 90 years
Also
ROY GEORGE
Son of HENRY AND MARY FULLAGAR
Died Nov 14 18--
aged 3 months
Also
SARAH FRANCES FULLAGAR
Died March 24 1889
aged 5 years
Also
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Husband of the above
Died Aug 8 1894
aged 78 years.
[EAST FACE]
In Memory of
SUSANNAH BARNETT
Dearly beloved wife of
THOMAS BARNETT
and fourth daughter of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
who departed this life
May 8 1876
aged 26 years
[NORTH FACE]
To the memory of
FLORENCE EMILY
Youngest daughter of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life
July 1st 1863 aged 15 months
Weep not
She is not dead but sleepeth
To the memory of
MARY ESTHER
Beloved daughter of
WILLIAM & HANNAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life
Sepr 11th 1863. Aged
21 years and 4 months
Her end was peace
[WEST FACE]
To the memory of
FRANCIS LATHAM
the dearly beloved third son of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life Jan 9 1881
aged 23 years
He has gone to a bright and happy home
Where trouble and sorrow are unknown
[SOUTH FACE]
To the
memory of
JOHN FULLAGAR
the beloved son of
WILLIAM & HANNAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life 9 December 186
aged 18 years and 3 months
Dearly beloved by all who knew him
In memory of
GEORGE THOMAS FULLAGAR
Second beloved son of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who died February 3 1879
aged 23 years
Safely in Heaven I am waiting for thee.

Note:Marion Purnell notes on her web site the following transcription:

Marion Purnell notes on her web site the following transcription:

" [LID]
In
Memory of
HANNAH
the beloved wife of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died May 3, 1852
Aged 32 years
Also
ESTHER
beloved Mother of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died Sep 27 1861
Aged 77 years
Also
JOHN
Beloved Father of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Died Aug 7 1875
aged 90 years
Also
ROY GEORGE
Son of HENRY AND MARY FULLAGAR
Died Nov 14 18--
aged 3 months
Also
SARAH FRANCES FULLAGAR
Died March 24 1889
aged 5 years
Also
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
Husband of the above
Died Aug 8 1894
aged 78 years.
[EAST FACE]
In Memory of
SUSANNAH BARNETT
Dearly beloved wife of
THOMAS BARNETT
and fourth daughter of
WILLIAM FULLAGAR
who departed this life
May 8 1876
aged 26 years
[NORTH FACE]
To the memory of
FLORENCE EMILY
Youngest daughter of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life
July 1st 1863 aged 15 months
Weep not
She is not dead but sleepeth
To the memory of
MARY ESTHER
Beloved daughter of
WILLIAM & HANNAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life
Sepr 11th 1863. Aged
21 years and 4 months
Her end was peace
[WEST FACE]
To the memory of
FRANCIS LATHAM
the dearly beloved third son of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life Jan 9 1881
aged 23 years
He has gone to a bright and happy home
Where trouble and sorrow are unknown
[SOUTH FACE]
To the
memory of
JOHN FULLAGAR
the beloved son of
WILLIAM & HANNAH FULLAGAR
who departed this life 9 December 186
aged 18 years and 3 months
Dearly beloved by all who knew him
In memory of
GEORGE THOMAS FULLAGAR
Second beloved son of
WILLIAM and SARAH FULLAGAR
who died February 3 1879
aged 23 years
Safely in Heaven I am waiting for thee."

St. John's Cemetery, Parramatta, NSW

Extracts from “The Parramatta Cemeteries - St John's" by Judith Dunn of the Parramatta and District Historical Society, 1991)

St John’s Cemetery, the oldest existing European burial ground in Australia, was established on the southern outskirts of the Rose Hill settlement in 1790. There were ten burials in the cemetery by the end of 1790 and a further 67 in 1791.

The death of Henry Edward Dodd, 28.1.1791, approximately one year after the first burial in the cemetery, has given Parramatta two important firsts. Dodd was Superintendent of convicts employed in cultivation at Rose Hill and his was the first public funeral in the colony. His headstone is the earliest in situ in Australia. It was an indication of the esteem in which Henry Dodd was held that when the colony was facing famine, a headstone was provided. It simply inscribed, H. E. Dodd 1791.

A Government Order dated Saturday 11 May 1811 stated:

". . . It being a sacred Duty incumbent on All, to guard and protect the Remains of their deceased Friends from every unnecessary Exposure, it hence becomes necessary that the several Consecrated Burial Grounds should be speedily inclosed in a decent manner."

The inhabitants of Parramatta began an Enclosure Fund in accordance with the government order. The resulting ditch and fence cost £82-4-7, a large sum of money in 1811, and indicating that it must have been a very substantial barrier as convict labour was fairly readily available. However, by the early 1820's the bank and ditch enclosure had fallen into decay and Governor Brisbane gave instructions for the brick wall, which still stands, to be built around the site.

Unfortunately, no records survive that detail any aspect of the construction of the wall; tile brickmaker, builder, and cost are all unknown. The bricks are, however, the typical apricot colour and similar in texture to other bricks known to have been made in Parramatta. Many of the bricks in the wall have impressed arrowhead marks. John Clew's bricks, distinguished by his elongated heart frog mark and by their speckled markings due to impurities in the clay, were subsequently used to repair the walls. He had a particular affinity for the cemetery and its wall and when dying, requested he be buried "as close to his beloved brick wall as possible", His grave is alongside the northern boundary.

From the earliest years to late Victorian times the cemetery has seen a huge variety of funerals from the poorest to the most showy and elaborate. Both local and Sydney papers prove a valuable source of information for funeral services and customs of the times. The funeral of D'Arcy Wentworth Esquire took from one o'clock until four o'clock to wend its way from Homebush to the graveside. The Reverend Samuel Marsden was buried "in his own churchyard at Parramatta and upwards of sixty carriages formed the mourning procession.”

In the 1930's the cemetery records were destroyed by fire. Many early Australian church records no longer exist due to flood, fire, vermin or human neglect such as illustrated by the well known entry in a clergyman's wife's diary:

"The following day being wet, I put the girls to the task of cutting up the old church records as I have found the paper more suitable for the use of curling paper for the girls hair. "

In Memory of
ELIZABETH McKAY
Obiit 9th October 1943
Aetat 34 years
Also
WILLIAM McKAY
Obiit 6th November 1847
Aetat 3 weeks
Also
JOHN McKAY
Obiit 23rd May 1850
Aetat 39 years
Also
ELIZABETH WEST
born 11th July 1840
Died 15th April 1902
In Loving Memory of
HUBERT CHARLES WEST
son of the late
T H and ELIZABETH WEST
who was accidentally drowned at
Ryde Baths on the 16th Nov 1914
Aged 42 years

NORTH FACE

In Memory of
WILLIAM REID
Died August 20th 1951
Aged 48 years
Also
MARY
relict of the above
Died Novr 14th 1866
Aged 75 years
Also
THELMA DORIS CHAPLIN
Died Feby 18 1891
Aged 10 days
JOHN THOMAS CHAPIN
24th Feby 1895

WEST FACE

In Memory of
ROBERT DUNN
Obiit 11th March 1843
Aetat 69 years
also of
MARGARET DUNN
Obiit 24th July 1853
Aetat 73 years
also of
WILLIAM REID DUNN
Obiit 15th May 185
Aetat 2 years and 9 months
also of
MARK F DUNN
Obiit 11th March 1857
Aetat 32 years
MARY JANE FULLAGAR
Died 24th August 1916
Aged 58 years
HILDA M PENDERGAST
beloved daughter of the above
Died 25th Dec 1939 ---
HENRY W C FULLAGAR
Died 24th April 1912--
Aged 88 years

SOUTH FACE

In Memory of
ROBERT G IRELAND
Died 25th September 1890
Aged 9 weeks
Also
ROBERT DUNN
18 February 1890
--aged--
NATHANIEL T PAYTEN
Died 3rd January 1935
Aged 82 years

Note:Marion Purnell on her web site notes the following transcription:

Marion Purnell on her web site notes the following transcription:

"EAST FACE

In Memory of
ELIZABETH McKAY
Obiit 9th October 1943
Aetat 34 years
Also
WILLIAM McKAY
Obiit 6th November 1847
Aetat 3 weeks
Also
JOHN McKAY
Obiit 23rd May 1850
Aetat 39 years
Also
ELIZABETH WEST
born 11th July 1840
Died 15th April 1902
In Loving Memory of
HUBERT CHARLES WEST
son of the late
T H and ELIZABETH WEST
who was accidentally drowned at
Ryde Baths on the 16th Nov 1914
Aged 42 years

NORTH FACE

In Memory of
WILLIAM REID
Died August 20th 1951
Aged 48 years
Also
MARY
relict of the above
Died Novr 14th 1866
Aged 75 years
Also
THELMA DORIS CHAPLIN
Died Feby 18 1891
Aged 10 days
JOHN THOMAS CHAPIN
24th Feby 1895

WEST FACE

In Memory of
ROBERT DUNN
Obiit 11th March 1843
Aetat 69 years
also of
MARGARET DUNN
Obiit 24th July 1853
Aetat 73 years
also of
WILLIAM REID DUNN
Obiit 15th May 185
Aetat 2 years and 9 months
also of
MARK F DUNN
Obiit 11th March 1857
Aetat 32 years
MARY JANE FULLAGAR
Died 24th August 1916
Aged 58 years
HILDA M PENDERGAST
beloved daughter of the above
Died 25th Dec 1939 ---
HENRY W C FULLAGAR
Died 24th April 1912-- [sic]
Aged 88 years

SOUTH FACE

In Memory of
ROBERT G IRELAND
Died 25th September 1890
Aged 9 weeks
Also
ROBERT DUNN
18 February 1890
--aged--
NATHANIEL T PAYTEN
Died 3rd January 1935
Aged 82 years"